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The New Retirement: No Retirement?
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“Back when baby boomers were young—and sex, drugs, and rock and roll were at their height—many commentators questioned what this feckless generation of do-nothings boded for the future of the country. Who was going to run the government, engage in commerce, teach the young, provide services? Who was going to do all the work?
Wouldn’t those commentators be surprised. Because the boomers now hitting retirement age are hanging onto their jobs like pit bulls, and sometimes forgetting to retire altogether. In fact, it would be easy to conclude that boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—are a bunch of workaholics.”
Read the full article here.
SCoop link snafu
Last week, I posted a link to this site:
Did you try to open it?
Did something goofy pop up?
Something goofy should have popped up. This happened to a couple of folks who tried to open the link, so, I asked Justin Lunning at NpServ what was going on. Essentially, I was told that we can’t link to items that are in our mailbox. If you want to post something to SCoop, you need to save it as a PDF file and upload it using the regular channels.
Below you’ll find Justin’s exact response:
That link is to an item in your Zimbra mailbox. You cannot link to items in
your Zimbra mailbox, because only you have access to your own mailbox. Other
people would need your Zimbra username/password to view. Furthermore, the link
has a “~” in it which is a common shortcut to your own account. The link will
not translate to other people because when someone else clicks on it, it will
try to go to their own Zimbra mailbox.
You’ll need to upload the PDF
file to WordPress, get the link to it from there, and put that link in the
newsletter. That link will be to a central public location that everyone will
be able to access.
If you have any questions about converting an item to a PDF, please ask Alexa, Matt, or myself.
Thanks!
-Renee
Budget Cuts to Senior Services in Michigan
Michigan seniors feel effects of federal cuts as meals, social care slashed
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013305280016
Assitance with Organizing and Moving
Here is a resource for a company that helps older adults downsize/organize/move their belongings in a compassionate, person-centered way.
Medicaid dentists
If your clients need help locating a dentist who accepts Medicaid, this is a great resource.
Healthier Black Elders Celebration
Detroit’s annual celebration of healthy aging on June 11th is filled with fun lessons about staying healthy. This event is co-hosted by the Wayne State’s Institute of Gerontology and University of Michigan’s Program for Research on Black Americans.
This free public event promotes exercise, nutrition, health screenings and preventative exams to help African Americans resist the most common diseases of aging. Speakers discuss current research on aging and provide inspirational messages to motivate everyone to improve their health habits.
The Healthier Black Elders Celebration is open to all seniors age 55 years and older. Please contact Donna MacDonald at (313) 664-2605 or donnamacdonald@wayne.edu with questions.
Flyer and Registration below.
No Excuse for Elder Abuse Toolkit
I am pleased to send you the No Excuse for Elder Abuse awareness campaign Toolkit. This campaign began in March and continues to gain steam throughout Michigan. Please consider sharing this information with your elder abuse/elder justice coalition members and taking on a project or two to expand awareness in your community.
Lifeline Phone Program
The link below is a detail of the Lifeline Phone Program. It includes the qualifications for the program plus land line and wireless providers that offer service in Michigan.
Please remember that there can only be 1 (ONE) Lifeline phone per household. Therefore, they must choose between a land line phone and wireless phone.
WSU Law Professor Speaker
Hello Everyone,
WSU Law Professor Susan Cancelosi just did a presentation on important elder law topics, from financial to medical matters. It was a great presentation. At the end of the presentation, Professor Cancelosi asked me to pass her information around to other SCs because she enjoys presenting elder law to older adults. Professor Cancelosi teaches, but does not practice law in Michigan. She is licensed in Texas and Ohio.
Professor Cancelosi can be reach at 313-577-9352 or via e-mail at scancelosi@wayne.edu.